I was wondering about a few foods on the Core List...technicalities really.
Rolled oats-as far as the Core Plan goes, is one better than the other-old fashioned, or the "quick cook" ones? The reason I am asking is because I am a weight trainer, and most weight trainers choose the regular ones, and not the quick cook oats because of less processing-wasn't sure if there was a difference on the Core plan.
brown rice-now my dillema here is whole grain brown rice vs. "Minute" brown rice. Minute rice really isn't as healthful (more processed) as regular brown rice-but I see a lot of people here are using it on Core. Minute Rice-even brown is processed to some extent-much like "wheat bread" is not the same as "WHOLE wheat bread". It is a small difference-but there still is one. Does WW or the Core plan have anything to say about this one?
Isn't (and I could be wrong) Minute Rice just cooked and dehydrated and you re-hydrate it when you fix it ... thus making it only 5 minutes to cook (once the water boils)?
As to the oats, I think that the quick cooking ones are just cut finer so they'll cook faster, still 100% oats. I like the old fashioned myself. I just put 1/2 cup in a bowl with 1 cup of water and a little salt, then nuke it for 2 minutes (use a big enough bowl or it'll overflow ). Stir, add what you want, eat. Very fast and only the bowl to wash.
I dunno...I think I'll just stick with the dried "long cook" brown rice just to be sure...it is still less processed, which makes me feel better. ( I try to eat organically and the least processed foods possible when I can.) I am going to get a cannister of both kinds of oats and compare thickness and see if that is what is going on...
couple questions about Core Foods...
). Stir, add what you want, eat. Very fast and only the bowl to wash.
